An XO must be at least 6 years, our Armagnac XO is aged a minimum 20 years in oak. Tasting Notes: Robe: clear coppery. Character, intense, vibrant. Candied chestnut and dried currants mingled with luscious oaky notes of cigar box and sandalwood. The palate is perfectly balanced. A superb Armagnac to savour by a log fire. For more Armagnac, click HERE

A rich, full of rancio, grape-to-bottle Cognac. The XO Gold is called as such because it only received gold medals in every single competition it entered. Minimum 20 years old, all the way to 30 years old. This cognac provides access to a single vineyard, quality “XO”, very different from the blends of the bigger brands. A very special drink to keep the night going with family and friends. Tasting Notes: Nose: Down among the flowers: touches of jasmine, clove, combined with peach and plums. The old maturation of this Cognac has given it its vanilla aroma and this light and sweet aroma that only an old Cognac has. Palate: The outstanding point is probably the great elegance which is one of the major characteristics of the Premier Cru Grande Champagne, fully represented here by the delicacy of aromas as well as the subtlety of its palate.

Definition: In EEC terms, Quality Liquor Wine Produced in a Specific Region, (VLCPRD, CE Nº 479/2008 Del Consejo de 29 de Abril de 2008); in Spain, fortified liquor wine with the Quality Demarcation Jerez – Xérès – Sherry and indication of age: VOS with 12 years of maturing and ageing. Very sweet. Type of grape: Pedro Ximénez Vineyards: Jerez Superior. Pago Balbaína Alcohol content: 18% Alc/Vol. Type of grape: Pedro Ximénez Sherry Sugar content: 380 g/l Production: Grapes dried under the sun for 15 days in the drying yards. Must at high pressure in special presses, immediately fortified at 9º C. It is then decanted and filtered after the first cold treatment. Later it is fortified again until it reaches 18 º C, after which it undergoes physical-chemical ageing in the Criaderas y Soleras system for at least 20 years. Tasting notes: Dense, mahogany-black and slightly viscous. Characteristic Pedro Ximénez, raisin and fig aromas with round, underlying balsamic notes. Low acidity, almost syrupy sweet and with a long finish that leaves the sweetness and aromas in your mouth and nose for a long time. Suggestions for consumption: A magnificent dessert wine and always a pleasure to sip away at. Essential in stylish cuisine.

The Cognac Vieille Réserve Dudognon is a clean and straight Cognac. It offers notes of apricot, plum and leather. Distilled over a wood fire and aged in new Limousin oak barrels without sugar, wood or caramel. The Vieille Réserve is mainly drunk as a digestive. It will be served with caramel ice cream, plum pie, dark chocolate. Grape variety: 100% Ugni-blanc Tasting Notes: Eye: Straw yellow with bright reflections Nose: Sharpness and straightness. Notes of candied fruit, apricot and plum scents, light leather aromas and rancio notes Palate: Pleasant, fine and ample on the palate, with notes of sweet spices and flowers. Slight rancio in the end. Good persistence on the palate, fine and elegant.

After maceration is completed, the marcs are pressed and conserved ready for distillation. We carry out our own traditional distillation using a hundred-year-old copper column still. A single batch distillation process is used to preserve the aromatic authenticity of the different Rhône Valley terroirs. The eau-de-vie (70% alc.Vol.) is then aged for 15 to 20 years in 228 litre barrels (pièces) and 600 litre barrels (demi-muids) made of fine-grained French oak which previously held our finest red and white wines. This ageing adds empyreumatic, spice and undergrowth notes to the elegant, fruity bouquet and the liquid takes on an intense golden colour with copper tints. On the palate, the fiery character gradually gives over to softness. Over the years, the gradual evaporation of the alcohol (the “angels’ shar”) results in a natural reduction of the alcohol to between 40 and 45% alc.Vol. This Marc Egrappé is a blend of eaux-de-vie de marc from our terroirs in the Northern and Southern Rhône Valley: Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Châteauneuf-du-Pape...

20 years old, the prime of life. This Armagnac is full of life and displays a lovely character. Already the alcohol is tamed, the tannins more refined and the aromas take shape. It is certainly the most wonderful age for the Armagnac enthusiast who appreciates the force and the maturity.

Definition: In EEC terms, Quality Liquor Wine Produced in a Specific Region, (VLCPRD, CE Nº 479/2008 Del Consejo de 29 de Abril de 2008); in Spain, fortified wine with the Quality Demarcation Jerez – Xérès – Sherry and indication of age: VOS (Very Old Sherry), 20 years old. A fortified wine, this rare and peculiar Palo Cortado is halfway between an amontillado and an oloroso. Type of grape: Palomino Vineyards: Jerez Superior, Pago Balbaína Alcohol content: 21,5% Alc. /Vol. Type of grape: Palo Cortado Sherry Sugar content: Dry, less than 6 gr./l, obtained from the concentration of residues through evaporation Production: Bud musts from our best vineyards. Cold, still decanting and fermentation at 22º C. Early filtration, classification by quality and then the must is fortified at 15º with the best distilled wines to obtain the traditional racks. Put into the Criaderas y Soleras system in our fino sherry casks for biological ageing. Sporadically, circumstances cause the contents of some casks to behave differently than is hoped – they will not become fino sherry. These casks are “cut” (hence the term “cortado”) with one or two jugs of alcohol to form the base of the palo cortado solera system. The wine is then aged for 20 years until it reaches the solera. Tasting notes: Bright hues of very old gold and amber. Pungent, intense and complex on the nose, with a subtle note of filberts and dried fruits. Dry, with excellent acidity; a long, full-bodied and elegant palate. An incredibly expressive and unforgettable finish. Sherry with an amontillado nose and an oloroso palate. Suggestions for consumption: Excellent as an aperitif for those long evenings or in short drinks.

20 years old, the prime of life. This Armagnac is full of life and displays a lovely character. Already the alcohol is tamed, the tannins more refined and the aromas take shape. It is certainly the most wonderful age for the Armagnac enthusiast who appreciates the force and maturity.

The same 20 year Armagnac, however, in a beautiful Carafe. Tasting Notes: An XO must be at least 6 years, our Armagnac XO is aged minimum 20 years in oak. Robe: clear coppery. Character, intense, vibrant. Candied chestnut and dried currants mingled with luscious oaky notes of cigar box and sandalwood. The palate is perfectly balanced. A superb Armagnac to savour by a logfire.   For more Armagnac, click HERE